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Swimming out from an evolutionary shadow

January 14, 2016
Feature
We hear how the humble turtle has been problematic to classify correctly in an evolutionary context, and how hard work and a spot of luck has changed this…
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Antibiotic resistance could hold key for treating amyloid diseases

January 14, 2016
News
Researchers have discovered a method of using antibiotic resistance to find chemicals that stop amyloids – misfolded proteins - forming.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Cell Biology, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Microbiology
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Humans evolved to sleep more efficiently

January 13, 2016
News
Humans sleep more efficiently than our closest relatives, according to research by scientists.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences
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Antimicrobial resistance – a disaster in the making?

January 8, 2016
Insight
After the emergence of yet another antibiotic resistance mechanism in the form of MCR-1, the future of medicine looks bleak. But there is hope says Gunnar Kahlmeter.
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Drug Discovery, Interviews, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical
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White blood cell cocktail offers regenerative possibilities

January 7, 2016
News
Irradiated white blood cells have been found to release substances that reduce the severity of cellular damage.
Life Sciences
Developmental Biology, Immunology
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Antidepressants show effect on lifespan

January 6, 2016
News
Scientists have begun to understand more about the effects of ageing through experiments on the lifespan of roundworms using antidepressants.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Cell Biology, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
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Umbilical stem cells help retinal neurons grow

January 4, 2016
News
Cells found in human umbilical cord tissue could be used in future treatment of degenerative eye diseases.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Cell Biology
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Model developed to predict platelet aggregation

January 1, 2016
News
Biophysicists have created a mathematical model to predict arterial thrombus formation – the main cause of heart attacks and strokes.
Life Sciences
Immunology
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Metformin affects diabetic trial studies

December 30, 2015
News
Metformin has been found to have a stronger effect on gut flora than diabetes Type 2, the condition for which it is prescribed.
Life Sciences
Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Microbiology
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Molecules that dominate bacterial secretion created

December 23, 2015
News
Chemists have created molecules that mimic and dominate toxic molecules secreted by bacteria.
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Microbiology
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